Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160302
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '18 at 17:10
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 784 82% 659 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29% Poor	Lighting 32.8 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 31 27% 34 fps	MRender 47.2 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 42.7 34% 41 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,707 Write 1,193 Mixed 692 264% 1,197 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 44.4 185% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,219 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 432 407% 661 MB/s
Poor: 138% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 86GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,097 Write 8,352 Mixed 8,469 1,929% 8,639 MB/s	4K Read 792 4K Write 416 4K Mixed 525 2,093% 578 MB/s	DQ Read 1,999 DQ Write 1,312 DQ Mixed 1,464 1,144% 1,592 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 124%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 7TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 185 181 186 182 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 179 Write 189 Mixed 127 SusWrite 186 231% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 98%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 875GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 36 37 37 36 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 85 Write 27 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 36.3 50% 44 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70 6,515 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 25.6 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 26.4 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 85%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	672x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	116x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	75x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	165x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	141x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	75x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	59x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	42x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	39x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $78Bench 85%, 31,641 samples	21x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $969

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16